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Old 13-07-20, 11:10 AM
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Default Regimental Crests and Letterheads

I've collected Gurkha crests and letterheads for a number of years - I think they are interesting pieces of Regimental emphera in their own right but also extremely useful in terms of dating insignia. Recently I bought two albums at auction - The first is a Gale & Poden British Army Album - which I think is the equivalent to today's football sticker albums - when school boys collected packets of crests ( 2 dozen in a packet costing 6 pence ) - and then mounted them in an album . The second Album is more interesting containing actual letterheads and crests cut from correspondence and neatly arranged by Regiment - there were also several hundred of loose crests mostly Indian and Colonial regiments ( there were only a few Gurkha ones and none that I didn't already have ) - If any forum member wants to see a photo of their particular Regiment then just let me know. Tim
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Old 13-07-20, 11:25 AM
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They're attractive little items, I have two small albums with pasted in regimental and other crests..
I scanned the military ones a few years ago after you posted a thread about crests on the forum but never got around to adding to that thread.
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Old 13-07-20, 03:50 PM
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As requested by John - Royal Munster Fusiliers crests
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Old 13-07-20, 07:54 PM
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I've collected Gurkha crests and letterheads for a number of years - I think they are interesting pieces of Regimental emphera in their own right but also extremely useful in terms of dating insignia. Recently I bought two albums at auction - The first is a Gale & Poden British Army Album - which I think is the equivalent to today's football sticker albums - when school boys collected packets of crests ( 2 dozen in a packet costing 6 pence ) - and then mounted them in an album . The second Album is more interesting containing actual letterheads and crests cut from correspondence and neatly arranged by Regiment - there were also several hundred of loose crests mostly Indian and Colonial regiments ( there were only a few Gurkha ones and none that I didn't already have ) - If any forum member wants to see a photo of their particular Regiment then just let me know. Tim
Hi Tim, I would like to the Norfolk’s, that’s 9th and 54th foot and there Regt, militia, vols, thanks andrew
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Old 14-07-20, 02:48 AM
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Hi Tim,

A great lot! I have a couple of dozen on matching mounts which I've now framed.

Would you mind showing any other Royal Sussex (35th and 107th) please?

Kind Regards,

Pete

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Old 14-07-20, 05:42 AM
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I collect these crests too, I would be interested in seeing and Devon related ones please, 11th 20th 46th foot.

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Old 14-07-20, 08:01 AM
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Old 14-07-20, 09:18 AM
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Thanks GR!

Here are mine so far.

KR,

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Tim, wonderful thing, do you have much for the Connaught Rangers (88th & 94th)
I have one, still connected to the letter, 2nd Bn. Regards Mark
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Here you go Mark
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Old 14-07-20, 10:20 AM
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Thanks Tim, I will be looking at mine tonight, to see if there is any I don’t have.
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Old 14-07-20, 10:57 AM
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Thanks Tim, appreciated, some i've not seen! Is there a 1st Bn one, above the 'CR' shield ? - Best Regards Mark

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It's the same as the shield Mark - no 88 intertwined with the cypher.
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